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Case Reports
Molecular diagnosis and therapy for Plasmodium ovale infection of a returned traveler from East Africa.
- Yu-Chuan Tseng, Yu-Chang Chang, Chihyi Lee, Shih-Fen Hsu, Pai-Chuan Chang, Jen-Jen Hsu, Peter Bor-Chian Lin, Min-Chi Lu, Ni Tien, and Chiung-Tzu Hsiao.
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: yuchuan1123@gmail.com.
- J Formos Med Assoc. 2022 Jan 1; 121 (1 Pt 2): 434-438.
AbstractMalaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that are mainly transmitted through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The average annual number of malaria cases was less than ten in Taiwan in the last five years. Most of the cases were caused by Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum, and were primarily diagnosed in travelers who returned from Southeast Asia and Africa. Here, we report the first case of Plasmodium ovale infection within five years that was confirmed by peripheral blood smear examination and molecular identification in a 25-year-old Asian female patient who returned from Uganda.Copyright © 2021 Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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